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Full, Partial or No CPF Refund? Understanding Your CPF Obligations When You Take Over the Matrimonial Home After Divorce

If you are taking over the matrimonial home after a divorce, do you have to refund your ex-spouse's CPF? The answer depends on the Court Order. Learn the difference between a full CPF refund, partial CPF refund and no CPF refund, and what each option means for your future CPF obligations when the property is eventually sold.

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How Are Matrimonial Assets Divided in Singapore? (Part 2)

Going through a divorce and wondering how your assets will be divided? In Singapore, there is no automatic 50:50 split of matrimonial assets. Instead, the Family Justice Courts consider factors such as each spouse's direct financial contributions, indirect contributions, the length of the marriage, and the overall circumstances before deciding what is just and equitable. This guide explains how matrimonial assets are divided in Singapore, including HDB flats, CPF savings, businesses, investments, cryptocurrency, hidden assets and financial disclosure.

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YFW v YFX [2026] SGHCF 22: Hidden Assets, Adverse Inference & Matrimonial Asset Division in Singapore

The High Court's decision in YFW v YFX [2026] SGHCF 22 provides important guidance on Singapore divorce law. The Court clarified when an adverse inference may be drawn for alleged non-disclosure of assets, reaffirmed that the Interim Judgment remains the default cut-off date for identifying matrimonial assets, explained when insurance proceeds may be divisible upon divorce, and confirmed that judicial separation is not subject to a lower legal threshold than divorce. This article summarises the key principles and their practical implications for divorcing spouses.

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